Johnathan Daniels (born 1945), known professionally as John Daniels, is an American former actor, songwriter, producer and club owner.

Biography

Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Daniels attended

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Club ownership

''Maverick's Flat'' used to be an

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dancing school. It was outfitted with fluffy sofas and glass tile table tops in a late 1960s style. In 1966

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were there for the opening and it is said that their hit "

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" is about the club. Football player and actor

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helped Daniels both financial backing and promotion.

Music

Daniels and his wife, Gwen Brisco, managed a Disco Soul group called The Love Machine. Another group that he was connected with was one that he put together. This group ''DeBlanc'' featured Linda Carriere and Nidra Beard. As well as touring the United States, the group toured Japan, Europe and Canada. Eventually it broke up and with Beard and Carriere, it evolved into ''Starfire''. Linda Carriere and Nidra Beard were later in the group

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. Earlier in his career, Daniels had been a songwriter with Capitol records.

Credits

* Love Machine – ''The Love Machine'' - Philips – 63 70 725 - 1975 - (Executive Producer) * The Love Machine - ''Feel The Love'' - Victor – VIP-6405 - 1977 - (Executive Producer and Arrangement)

Film roles

Daniels had the lead role in ''

The Candy Tangerine Man ''The Candy Tangerine Man'' is a 1975 American action-adventure blaxploitation film starring John Daniels, Eli Haines and Tom Hankason. Distributed by Moonstone Entertainment, it follows the story of the powerful "Black Baron" (Daniels), both a ...

'' (1975) where he played a pimp-by-night and family-man-by-day. In ''

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'' (1976), Daniels played Jonathan, a heterosexual promiscuous male hairdresser. Director

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was inspired by the 1975 film ''

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'', in what was observed to be a common

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filmmaking technique of intentionally piggybacking on previous hit films starring predominantly white casts to create African American films. Daniels also had a role as Black in ''

Bare Knuckles ''Bare Knuckles'' is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry. The film was written and directed by Don Edmonds. Plot L.A. bounty hunter, Zachary Kane, is on the hunt for a masked serial killer on the ...

'' (1977), an action film that starred

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and

Gloria Hendry Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949) is an American actress and former model. Hendry is best known for her roles in films from the 1970s, most notably: portraying Rosie Carver in 1973's James Bond film '' Live and Let Die''; and Helen Bradley i ...

.New York Time
Bare Knuckles (1977) Acting Credits
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Credits

Film * ''Getting Over'' .... Mike Barnett (1981) * ''

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'' .... Yakima Jones (1978) * ''

'' .... Black (1977) * ''

'' .... Mr. Jonathan (1976) * ''

'' .... The Baron/Ron Lewis (1975) * '' Tender Loving Care'' .... Jackie (1974) * ''After the Ball Was Over'' (1969)

References

External links

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Bit of info by DayVee at BBC website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, John 1945 births Musicians from Gary, Indiana 20th-century American male actors Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Indiana Writers from Gary, Indiana Actors from Gary, Indiana